Raiamas ansorgii

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Raiamas ansorgii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Raiamas
Species:
R. ansorgii
Binomial name
Raiamas ansorgii
(Boulenger, 1910) [2]
Synonyms
  • Barilius ansorgiiBoulenger, 1910

Raiamas ansorgii is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Raiamas . It is endemic to the Cuanza River in Angola. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Da Costa, L. (2007). "Raiamas ansorgii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2007: e.T63297A12640435. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T63297A12640435.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Raiamas ansorgii" in FishBase. April 2006 version.